It's all very reminiscent of 2008 — near the peak of the oil bubble — when TV was filled with showed about independent explorers drilling for oil. Then of course that busted. Popular fascinations with commodities occurr near the top.

Schnabel has to drive a second crane across the water to make the project work. It's a dicey move.

Everyone's freaking out

Especially since the hothead is in the driver's seat

But the gambit works!

Indeed, this appears to be the principle arc of most of the shows. Discovery does an amazing job of building high drama into seemingly mundane malfunctions. Turin's team is able to repair the broken motor in fairly short order.